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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.GOP split on immigration is a crisis for Ryan’s teamhttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/388076-gop-split-on-immigration-is-a-crisis-for-ryans-team
Momentum is building for an insurgent effort by centrist Republicans to force immigration votes on the House floor despite GOP leadership’s attempt to tamp down the rebellion. The unfolding legislative battle is a nightmare for Speaker Paul...lpetre@thehill.com (Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona)388076 at http://thehill.comThu, 17 May 2018 06:00:11 -0400Fred UptonGOP leaders huddle with discharge petition backers, opponentshttp://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/388068-gop-leaders-huddle-with-discharge-petition-backers-opponents
House GOP leadership called separate meetings Wednesday evening with both the backers and opponents of an effort to force immigration votes on the House floor, after the effort gained new momentum earlier in the day.Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and...iswanson@thehill.com (Melanie Zanona and Juliegrace Brufke)388068 at http://thehill.comWed, 16 May 2018 19:21:45 -0400Fred UptonLeaders warn Republicans against forcing immigration votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/387953-gop-leaders-warn-republicans-against-forcing-immigration-vote
Republican leaders warned rank-and-file members Wednesday not to move ahead with a discharge petition to force an immigration vote, saying the effort would effectively hand over power to the Democrats, according to lawmakers who attended the ...dweaver@thehill.com (Melanie Zanona)387953 at http://thehill.comWed, 16 May 2018 11:49:23 -0400Fred UptonGOP lawmakers back discharge petition to force immigration voteshttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/386883-gop-lawmakers-file-motion-to-force-immigration-vote
Fifteen House Republicans have signed on to a discharge petition filed Wednesday that is intended to force votes on a series of immigration measures — including legislation to protect so-called Dreamers.The discharge petition, which is intended to...jbyrnes@thehill.com (Rafael Bernal )386883 at http://thehill.comWed, 09 May 2018 10:38:59 -0400Fred UptonRyan explains decision to dismiss House chaplainhttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/385159-ryan-explains-decision-to-dismiss-house-chaplain-in-closed-door-meeting
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told the House Republican Conference Friday morning that he fired Chaplain Patrick Conroy because members felt like their “pastoral needs” were not being met and not for a political reason, according to several Republicans...iswanson@thehill.com (Melanie Zanona and Scott Wong)385159 at http://thehill.comFri, 27 Apr 2018 10:00:11 -0400Fred UptonThe Hill&#039;s Morning Report: As Trump talks, his lawyers sweathttp://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/385137-trump-talk-makes-lawyers-sweat-korea-breakthrough-controversy-house-chaplain
The Hill's Morning Report: Trump's TV talk and legal trouble | Summit leads to historic pact between the Koreas | Ryan's role in House chaplain exit | What next for the VA? | Tester in Trump's crosshairs | Pruitt's hot seat | Merkel meets with...mmali@thehill.com (Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger )385137 at http://thehill.comFri, 27 Apr 2018 07:37:22 -0400Fred UptonLive coverage: Zuckerberg faces second day on Capitol Hillhttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/382625-live-coverage-zuckerberg-faces-second-day-on-capitol-hill
Mark Zuckerberg will face his second day of testimony before lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday when he appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.The Facebook CEO held his own during a lengthy Senate hearing on Tuesday...growland@thehill.com (The Hill Staff)382625 at http://thehill.comWed, 11 Apr 2018 09:42:54 -0400Fred UptonRussian attacks on energy grid spark alarmhttp://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/380033-russian-attacks-on-energy-grid-spark-alarm
Revelations about Russian cyberattacks on the U.S. energy grid are sparking new fears in Washington about the growing threat to the energy sector.The developments have some officials worried that Moscow or another nation state could execute a...mmali@thehill.com (Morgan Chalfant)380033 at http://thehill.comSun, 25 Mar 2018 20:19:45 -0400Fred UptonBipartisan &#039;No Labels&#039; group aims to protect moderates in primary fightshttp://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/380030-bipartisan-no-labels-aims-to-protect-moderates-facing-primary-fights
The bipartisan No Labels group is looking to expand its fight for political moderates to more than a dozen primaries this year after being emboldened by Rep. Daniel Lipinski’s (D-Ill.) primary victory last week. No...wsommer@thehill.com (Ben Kamisar)380030 at http://thehill.comSun, 25 Mar 2018 17:52:00 -0400Fred UptonDem shares emotional plea for gun control: I had to hide when my ‘father was out of control with a gun’http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/376431-dem-rep-gets-emotional-over-guns-i-had-to-hide-when-my-father-was
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) shared an emotional plea for gun control on Friday, recalling times she had to hide in a closet with her siblings when her "father was out of control with a gun." Dingell, a co-chair on the bipartisan working group...jdelk@thehill.com (Josh Delk)376431 at http://thehill.comFri, 02 Mar 2018 10:55:51 -0500Fred UptonWeek ahead: Lawmakers put spotlight on energy infrastructure http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/375358-week-ahead-lawmakers-put-spotlight-on-energy-infrastructure
A House panel is turning its attention to the state of the country's energy infrastructure in a hearing in the coming week.The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy, led by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), is hoping for a broad...mmali@thehill.com (Timothy Cama)375358 at http://thehill.comMon, 26 Feb 2018 06:00:11 -0500Fred Upton10 Senate Democrats are up for reelection in Trump countryhttp://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/374131-10-senate-democrats-are-up-for-re-election-in-trump-country
Ten Democratic U.S. senators up for reelection in 2018 are in a special category, being from states that Donald Trump won in 2016.Previously, I catalogued five states where Democratic incumbents are considered most vulnerable: Indiana, Missouri,...cayala@thehill.com (Mark Plotkin, opinion contributor)374131 at http://thehill.comFri, 16 Feb 2018 09:30:08 -0500Fred UptonLobbying Worldhttp://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/lobbying-hires/372645-lobbying-world
• The Williams Companies, an Oklahoma-based natural gas pipeline firm, has named Amanda Mertens Campbell as the head of its Washington office. She most recently worked at General Electric, but previously worked for Rep. Fred Upton (R-...gevans@thehill.com (The Hill staff)372645 at http://thehill.comTue, 06 Feb 2018 19:31:15 -0500Fred UptonHouse passes bill to ease menu labeling rules under ObamaCarehttp://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/372613-house-passes-bill-to-ease-menu-labeling-rules-under-obamacare
The House passed legislation Tuesday to ease the ObamaCare rule that requires restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets to list the calorie count of each menu item before it’s set to take effect in May.The Common Sense Nutrition...dweaver@thehill.com (Lydia Wheeler)372613 at http://thehill.comTue, 06 Feb 2018 16:58:04 -0500Fred UptonTrump baffles GOP with tweet scrambling shutdown talkshttp://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369545-trump-baffles-gop-with-tweet-scrambling-shutdown-talks
President Trump undermined his own party’s plan to avert a looming government shutdown on Thursday after tweeting that a key Democratic bargaining chip shouldn’t be attached to the funding package.The 17-word tweet threw Capitol Hill into a state of...iswanson@thehill.com (Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona)369545 at http://thehill.comThu, 18 Jan 2018 12:13:21 -0500Fred UptonGOP angst over midterms growshttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/368436-gop-angst-over-midterms-grows
For some Republicans, it’s starting to feel like 2006 — a wave election year that swept Democrats back into power in the House and Senate.The retirement of two longtime California Republicans this week — just the latest in a string of House...lpetre@thehill.com (Scott Wong)368436 at http://thehill.comThu, 11 Jan 2018 06:00:15 -0500Fred Upton